Food poisoning/salmonella

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Aqua_gold wrote:

Has anyone had food poisoning or salmonella while pregnant? My husband and I ate some undercooked chicken tonight before realizing that it was undercooked. I'm really hoping that we don't get sick, but super worried that we will. I had him drink apple cider vinegar and had us both take a probiotic, but don't know what else to do. I'll call my midwife if it becomes apparent that we've developed food poisoning, until then I'll just worry. :(

Food poisoning is rough for you but aside from potential dehydration likely won't hurt the baby. Salmonella isn't like listeria so even if you do get it just try to stay hydrated and hopefully it will pass quickly!

I got Salmonella in my last pregnancy. My son is now healthy and 12 months old.

It was very scary. I was "fainting" here and there for two weeks, had a mild fever, and slight abdominal pain. This escalated into seizures and abdominal pain so bad that I was put in hospital with morphine and blood thinners.

After running the gamut of test it turned out to be Salmonella.

My pregnancy was classified as high risk by doctors due to the possibility of fecal to oral transmission during labour.

Doctors argued I had to have a cesarean but my midwife just said we will be very clean during delivery and use an enema before hand. All turned out well. My son was born 9lbs and strong.

Salmonella colonized the intestines for up to 12 or more month if you are pregnant due to lowered immune system.

My advice is to stay on top of your potential symptoms. My naturopath explained that antibiotics would kill off the bacteria but it would keep it in my system longer, posing more of a threat during labour and after birth. She prescribed me medication that binds to the Salmonella and purges it along with other waste.